dead man's hand

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Definition of dead man's hand in English English dictionary: An ace and an eight as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em; A pair of aces and a pair of eights, in a player's hand; Other various hands, among them a full house of three jacks and two tens
dead hand: the oppressive influence of past events of decisions
dead hand: You can refer to the dead hand of a particular thing when that thing has a bad or depressing influence on a particular situation. the dead hand of bureaucracy
dead hand: A hand no longer in the game
dead hand: real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
dead hand: n A hand in which no one completes a winning hand before all tiles except the Dead Wall have been drawn The round ends then with no winner

dead man's hand

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dead man's Hand

ded mänz händ

/ˈded ˈmanz ˈhand/ /ˈdɛd ˈmænz ˈhænd/

() The aces and eights sense is from a legend that Wild Bill Hickok was holding such cards at the time he was killed in 1876.

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